Almost all young Icelanders believe that the world came about as a result of the Big Bang.

As a result of a sociological study conducted in Iceland, it turned out that no one (literally 0%) of young Icelanders under the age of 25 years believes in the idea that the world was created by God. Instead, the vast majority of young people (93.9%) believe that the world was created as a result of the Big Bang, and 6.1% of those surveyed have no opinion on the origin of the world. Thus, there were no adherents of the idea of ​​creationism among young people in Iceland. The study drew attention to the resource Iceland Magazine .

Richard Dawkins could be pleased with the results, if not for some contradiction with how exactly the young Icelanders relate to a particular religion. It turned out that 40.5% of them consider themselves to be atheists, while 42% declared themselves to be Christians. Moreover, most religious people live outside Reykjavik - their number reaches 90%, and most atheists just live in the capital of the country (31.4%).

Between people younger than 25 years old and those whose age ranges from 25 to 44 years old, there is a fairly significant discrepancy on the origin of the world. Among middle-aged people, the majority (77.7%) also prefer to believe that the world arose due to the Big Bang, but already 10.1% believe in the creation of all things by God. The trend "the older the person, the more likely he is religious" continues to persist. Among those Icelanders over 55, 46.1% continue to believe in the Big Bang, but the number of Christians has increased to 24.5%.

The sociological study itself was commissioned by The Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, which unites atheists of the country. The authors concluded that in general, 46.4% of religious people live in the country, which is currently the lowest indicator for Iceland.

Earlier it was reported that Icelandic elf defenders blocked the construction of the road through the places where, in their opinion, the elves live and sued the contractors.